Thursday, December 22, 2011

For the past 5 days, we have been partying in Las Vegas with Trevor's family. Warm, sunny Las Vegas. Aah!

Unfortunately, I was a 100% failure at taking pictures. SHAME! Hopefully I can steal some from family members (ahem, Whitney!), but for now...

I'm pretty sure my sister in law Audrey and I could shop every day and never get sick of it. We went out Monday, Tuesday, AND Wednesday (and finally, on Wednesday, shopped for people other than ourselves... oops.) I love that girl. SO glad I picked up 2 amazing automatic sisters when I married into Trevor's family!

Ping pong. Trevor and his family are ping pong masters. I can't even kind of hang with them. BUT, it was fun pretending.

Delicious food everywhere! No explanation needed.

Date night with Ronnie, Shannon, and Audrey to see Sherlock Holmes! And the theaters in Las Vegas are always SO empty. I love it.

We got to play with sweet baby Dexter and his fabulous parents Kyle and Whitney. The are so great and we LOVE that little man!

Neighborhood Christmas party! The next door neighbor had everyone on Trevor's street over. So fun and I loved putting faces with the houses I see all the time! Also, Kacey came, which was fabulous :)

Last night we exchanged Christmas presents with Trevor's parents and siblings. We are so spoiled!

This morning, we woke up at 3:30 a.m. to catch our 6:00 a.m. flight to Kansas City! After a long nap, we are back to life here in Kansas. Hopefully I'll take more pictures of this part!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

First of all: Happy birthday today (Wednesday- I'm writing this 45 minutes late) to my wonderful mother! My mom is my hero! She is an angel and I love her more than anything! I hope it was wonderful, Mom!

Tonight, because the hubs pulled an all nighter last night and needed a break, and because we had free ticket vouchers from a Christmas gift last year that expire at the end of this year, and because we are madly in love, we decided to leave the dishes, laundry, and studying (for him) behind and go to a movie.

Only 2 other couples in the entire theatre.

2 and a half full hours of cuddle time.

No studying for Trevor.

For me, however, school is now nonexistent. :)

Nothing beats an easy night out with my favorite guy. And really, who even cares if the movie wasn't that fantastic?

Monday, December 12, 2011

In junior high, I remember having an in-depth conversation about middle parts with a lady I babysat for. (Now let's keep in mind that I was at the peak of my extremely long and painful awkward stage. But that's a story for another day.) We decided that it pointed STRAIGHT to your nose and was in no way flattering. This is when I switched to a side part and left my hair there forever. I just have never been able to bring myself to part my hair down the middle.

Until Saturday.

I tried it. First time since 8th grade. Sent my sister a picture asking if I could show my face in public.

It was fun doing something different, but I still haven't made up my mind about it. I think if I can keep it from going super flat on top, I'd feel a lot better about it. I know, I know. My life decisions are really rough.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

We LOVE our Grandma and she LOVES her kids and we LOVE our cousins!
Grandma is 87 years old and does more cool things than I do. She is always reading and learning, making elaborate quilts, and serving everyone. That woman is my hero!

Last Sunday was her annual Christmas party. I'm so glad I've been able to go to it the last few years since I've lived close to her! Some of the cousins even make a 3+ hour journey (Ashley and Chase + three kids under the age of 5) and we are so glad they made it!

Delicious dinner, gift exchange, and lots of laughing with the fam are the best ways to celebrate the season.

And OH. MY. GOSH. My cousins have cute babies.

Thank you, cousins, for letting me be the crazy baby lady who steals kids the whole time. It made my day.